Electrolysis device



Nav. 11, 1930. J. BRIGIDA ELECTROLYS i s DEVICE:

Filed Feb. 12, 193'0 Patented Nov. 11, 1930 PATENT OFFICE `JOSEPH BRIGIDA, 0F NEWYORK, N. Y.

. ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE Application led February 12, 1936. Serial` No. 427,718.

This invention has reference to devices for facilitating the application of the` needles used in the operation of electrolysis, for removing superfluous hair or blemishes from '5 persons.

The object of theinvention is to provide afdevice that will accommodate a comparatively large number of cables with needles of this character on their extremities7 and which ie cables can have their available length where extending from the casing, adjusted to iacilitate their application to various parts of the person being treated.

A further object is to provide means ior 15 accommodating the slack in the length of the cable when the amount of the cable drawn out of the casing is changed.

In the accompanying drawing showing embodiments of my invention:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the device with the cover partly broken away.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows the rheostat detached.

Figs. l-Sshow enlarged the clutch connection for they needle at the end of the cable. Y Fig. 9 indicates the several rheostats and their connection with the cables.

As shown in the drawine 1 provide a casing c so. having a bottom wall 2 and a rear wall 3 with end walls e and a flat top wall 5. At the front is a short inclined wall G and an inclined wall 7 extends forward and upward from the top wall 5 and may project a short distance down 5' into the casing as indicated in Fig. 2. At the upper edge of this inclined top wall 7 is hinged a cover 8 that will rest at its lower edge against the iront wall G and close the casing, but when swung up as indicated in Fig. l will expose the casing bottom at inclined wall 7 and the front wall 6.

A number of cables 9 that extend from a common source of supply of current form conductors in the casing, and which are supported whereby they may be drawn back into CIE the casing to take up slack in the cable between the casing and the person being treated. Asshown the top wall 5 is provided with a series of openings 10, 10, extending across f the top as indicated in Fig. 9. Opposite these openings 10 the inclined wall 7 is provided with a similar rowof openings l1, l1. Each ofthe cables 9having the needle lconnected to its free end by the clutch 13 is passed rst through the openings l1 in the inclined wall from the inner i ace of this wall, and thence down through the openings 10 in the top wall 5. It will thus be seen that the slack in the cable when not in use can becaused to reet inside oi" the casing with the lid 8 in the closed positionne indicated in FigQ. And when it is desired to use the needle the lid is raised shown in Fig. 1` and tliecable drawn out. It 1t has too much slack the cable is` drawn bach` from the exposed portion lying between the incline'dtop 7 and the top 5, indicated in broken lines in Fig. .L By this means the length of any ofthe cables can be readily adjusted.

The current from the battery or other source is received at a binding `post lll eX-` tending jthrough the rear wall 9 forming a conductor l5.` rlhe several cables are connected with this binding post, but preferably through several rheostats. a rheostat 16 is mounted ,on the top .wall 5 with one wire 17 coiniected with the binding post 14?, and from `the outlet E22 of the rheostat,` lead `four cables,` 9, 19, 2O and 21. A second rheostat 26 connects with the binding post 14 `by a wireQ'T, and has three out- `let wires or cables 28, 29 and 30.` A third ber, in Figs. Ll-f. The clutch member .l comu prises asleeve member 36 liaving the 'cable 9 secured 1n oneend, andthe other end has the end 37,? see Fig. The` needle lioldl ing `member is shown in"Figs. 4, 5 and 6 As shown i' the bore srw threaded which is` conical at into the sleeve 36 as shown. The head may have one or more slots l2 extendinginto .the axis Vfrom one side andl thereby forming an opening throughout the axis of this member, that registers with thel head bore 39. The head' 40 may also have other slots 43 and la extending into the axis, that will j facilitate the compression of tne head onthe' needle l2 when` the head ris screwedinto thev sleeve as shown.

Y'Vill be understood that Y l cable, a binding post inV the rear wallet the i casingto carry one conductor into lthe cables, said cables passing upwardly through lthe flat rtop at openings thereinv and thence through openings'in the said inclined wall to bring the cables back into the "casing,

whereby upon raising the hinged lidthe cablesY can be withdrawn from the casing for vuse and the available length .of the cables ycan be adjusted by drawing themV forwardv f `and backthroughV the said inclined wall.

Signed at New York city, N. Y., ori-February 7, 1930.

the shank of the head is screwed in .a short Y distance and the needle inserted until itsinner end passes into the cable 9 that in this art is formed of a tinselcore. l ing in of the head will cause it to bind' on the needle and securely hold'it in position, pro-y jecting into the conductor. l Obviously whenY the head is screwed out the needle will be The screw-Y d d released and can be substituted. Itwill beV i further seen thata long slender needle of much thinness can be employed, andthe needle will be securely held, and vdoes notrequire a thickened shankor extension.'

- In Fig. 7 another formofclutch is shown,

in which the vshank .45 of the head has a slot from the headextending back into the shank instead of the bore `39 as shown'in' Fig. 5. This will make a simpler construction, and this 'slot will form anopening allV the way back in the aXis of the'member.`l` c Irl-Fig. 8 asimilar arrangement is shown,

Y but the shank 17 ofthe head hasa kslot 48 `eX- tending in frornthe rear andacross the a-Xis y the needle through thefperson.V .Y A An arm 23 leads rearward from the cas-- movement to support until it meets the slot 49 inthe head portion,

` Y 40' whereby ankopening is provided through the member-in the aXis. j

Y It will'be understoodthatthe conductclrllp connects with one poleofa suitable battery or source of current, and that the otherw'pole. of Athe battery.v is -connected with the person l being treated, so that if placed on thew'rist or arm, the circuit .will be completed from;A ,i

ing and is supported'from aba/r .25 vby a y clampQc that will permit a kind of universal the casing ingzonvenient position for v use.

' VVhatIclaimis:` .c c., In adevice of the character set forth, the

combination of a casingcomposed of a-Qbo't-,f i

toni ,andV sides andan apertured flatftop f wall, an apertured wall latonesideoffthe casing inclined upwardly from :the adjacent at'topwall, a lid hinged kto the upper partly Vof saidv inclinedY wall andjnorinally extendf ing downward v.toengage'the endwall'sanda .shortv lower nside wall tok ,thereby ,close the casing, VVVa set ofpcables inside .Q the casing,

an electrolytic needle con,thefreev end vof each.

Y JOSEPH BniGiDA. d j 

